How happy am I with my appearance, or
my partner's? I"1d like to be able to say I'm
totally happy, but if I'm honest with myself, there are
probably things about each of our bodies that I wish were
different.
With all the reminders of how important
it is to have a "great" body and face, no
wonder I find it so difficult. Magazines are splashed
with ads that feature women and men chosen mainly for
their looks and sex appeal. A lot of those ads remind me
I need help from certain products to look my best, or
mask my imperfections.
Can two people can ever completely
agree on what beauty is though? One person may find a
sunset and a dandelion equally beautiful. Another judges
everything from a more narrow perspective, and even picks
through roses to find one that meets their standard of
beauty.
Who has more beauty in their lives, the
first or second? When I think about it, the more things I
see beauty in, the more beauty and joy will surround me.
When something looks ugly to my eyes, maybe it's my eyes
that are defective, instead of what I see.

Just
for Today
When I look at my appearance and my
partner's, am I letting others' narrow views of what
beauty is take away from my joy in what I see?
Today I'll look in the mirror, and see
what I find unattractive about myself, and remind myself
that "it's my eyes that need fixing, nothing
else".
Nothing ages more beautifully than love. - BH